2006 Bangkok International Film Festival
The 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival was held from February 17 to February 27. The festival's events were held in the newly opened Siam Paragon, the first time all the festival's screenings, sidebar events, activities and film market were gathered under one roof.
The festival opened with the Asian premiere of Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's Invisible Waves. The closing film was Rent by Chris Columbus.
Celebrity highlights included director Terry Gilliam giving a master class, actor Christopher Lee giving a talk and introducing a screening of The Man with the Golden Gun, as well as appearances by Catherine Deneuve, Willem Dafoe, Tadanobu Asano, Rita Moreno, Rufus Sewell, director Oliver Stone and cinematographer Christopher Doyle.
Golden Kinnaree Awards[]
International Competition[]
Best Picture[]
- Water, directed by Deepa Mehta
- The Consequences of Love, directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- The House of Sand, directed by Andrucha Waddington
- Invisible Waves, directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
- Istanbul Tales, directed by Umit Unal, , , and
- Mrs Henderson Presents, directed by Stephen Frears
- , directed by Diane Bertrand
- River Queen, directed by Vincent Ward
- Sympathy for Lady Vengeance by Park Chan-wook
- Transamerica, directed by Duncan Tucker
- Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood
- The White Masai, directed by Hermine Huntgeburth
Best Director[]
- Park Chan-Wook, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Best Actor[]
Best Actress[]
Best ASEAN Film[]
- Bride of Silence, directed by Đoàn Minh Phượng and
- , directed by Mingmongkol Sonakul, and Aditya Assarat
- Ahimsa: Stop to Run, directed by
- The Burnt Theater, directed by Rithy Panh
- Gie, directed by Riri Riza
- , directed by Bernard Chauly
- , directed by
- Janji Joni, directed by Joko Anwar
- Journey from the Fall, directed by Ham Tran
- , directed by Laurice Guillen
- The Masseur, directed by Brillante Mendoza
- , directed by Woo Ming Jin
- The Tin Mine, directed by Jira Maligool
- Unarmed Combat, directed by
New Voices[]
- Kept and Dreamless, directed by Vera Fogwill and
- A Common Thread, directed by
- Dreaming Lhasa, directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
- Go West, directed by Ahmed Imamovic
- The Intruder, directed by
- , directed by Sara Johnsen
- The Married Woman, directed by Pradeep Sarkar
- , directed by Neten Chokling
- On My Skin, directed by Valerio Jalongo
- Parzania, directed by Rahul Dholakia
- , directed by Jahar Kanungo
- Ryna, directed by
- , directed by
- , directed by
- Sophie Scholl – The Final Days, directed by Marc Rothemund
- Stoned!, directed by Steven Woolley
- , directed by Roya Sadat
Best Documentary[]
- Rize, directed by David LaChapelle
- Honorable mention - Ballets Russes, directed by and
- Honorable mention - In the Shadow of the Palms, directed by Wayne Coles-Janess
- Africa United, directed by
- Before the Flood, directed by Li Yifan and
- Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul, directed by Fatih Akın
- , directed by
- , directed by David Brisbin
- Switch Off (Apaga y vámonos), directed by
- The Art of Flight, directed by
- The Giant Buddhas, directed by Christian Frei
- , directed by
- Vajra Sky Over Tibet, directed by John Bush
Special Awards[]
- Jameson Best Asian Short Film – Under Construction, directed by Lee Hyung-Suk
- Jameson People's Choice Award – Art of the Devil 2, directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri, , , , , and
- Jury Mention – Istanbul Tales, directed by Umit Unal, , , and
- Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion of Asian Cinema – Wouter Barendrecht and Michael J. Werner of Fortissimo Films.
- Crystal Lens Award – Anthony Dod Mantle
- Career Achievement Award – Catherine Deneuve
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Sombat Metanee
Controversy[]
Ahead of the 2006 festival, , the president of the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand, called for a boycott of the festival by group members, because festival organizers, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, had not included Federation in the film-selection process and marketing plans for the festival, as it had in past years.[1] Member film studios Five Star Production, GTH and RS Promotion did not agree with the boycott, which led to Somsak, also the chief executive of Sahamongkol Film International, to resign as chairman of the Federation. But as a result of the boycott, some films produced or distributed by Sahamongkol were pulled from the festival program.[2]
References[]
- ^ Monsters and Critics, "Boycott festival, urges Thai Film Association" Archived 2006-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Nation, Headlines, February 10, 2006 Archived February 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Bangkok International Film Festival
- 2006 in Thailand
- 2006 film festivals
- 2006 festivals in Asia
- 2006 in Bangkok